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The Black Tulip
Paperback
Publisher Price: $23.95
Publisher: Lushena Books
Published: Nov 3 2025
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.59 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas père is a historical novel set in 17th-century Holland, blending romance, intrigue, and political drama.
The story follows Cornelius van Baerle, a gentle and idealistic tulip grower who dreams of cultivating a rare black tulip-a feat that would earn him fame and fortune. However, jealousy from his rival Isaac Boxtel and political turmoil lead to Cornelius being wrongly imprisoned.
In prison, he meets Rosa, the jailer's kind-hearted daughter, who helps him secretly nurture the precious black tulip. Together, they fall in love. Despite betrayal and danger, Rosa ensures Cornelius's tulip is presented at the competition, where it wins the grand prize. In the end, Cornelius is pardoned, the lovers are reunited, and the black tulip symbolizes beauty, love, and triumph over injustice.
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